Welcome to Canada’s Drag Race Power Rankings! Every week, we’ve debriefed the week’s new episode of Canada’s Drag Race Season 6 to determine which queens were riding high, and which needed she-mergency care. Now that the crown has been awarded, let’s take one last look back at our final four queens’ journeys.

3rd/4th: PM (last week: 4)

I give PM major props for not once being anything but themselves in this competition. They got to the finale not on conforming to what Canada’s Drag Race has herstorically expected, but by carving their own path. Sure, that path was mostly built on winning lip syncs, but they were one hell of a performer in those. They may not have had a realistic chance to win in this finale, but they still gave it all they got, and I’m impressed. I will always have a soft spot for a queen who says “fuck the haters” and does it their own way.

Do I think this kind of purposefully gross, gender-fuck drag could win in a future season? I do! I think by virtue of this being a competition, it will need to be more polished than what PM presented. As we saw with Sami Landri this season, there’s a way to be committed to an unconventional take on drag while still making it the best version of that drag it could be. I don’t think even PM would argue that their drag was flawless this go-around. But I do think Brooke Lynn Hytes and the panel’s excitement about PM this season is an indicator that they’re ready to crown a queen who pushes them out of their comfort zone, as Traci Melchor put it in this finale. I could see us looking back and saying that PM’s success was the first step for a queen like them ultimately winning out in the future.

3rd/4th: Sami Landri (last week: 3)

I really grew fond of Sami this season, not just as a meme queen but as the person behind the drag. I feel like, in a less dominant cast, she might have been able to take home the crown. But the Scissor Sisters proved to be an unbeatable force, and Sami had to be relegated to a joint-third spot. In this finale, I really “got” Sami the most I have all season, between her hilarious single and her really stunning, unusual Coronation Eleganza. I also give her major props for staying out of the fray with Eboni La’Belle and Van Goth, letting those two tire each other out. Honestly, considering Van’s performance couldn’t quite live up to the others’, her plan almost worked!

If these rumours of a Canadian All Stars are true, I would love to see Sami come back. Now knowing that she has enormous fan support, and with a bit more budget to take the looks to the next level, I think she’d be a real threat to win it all. Like I said in PM’s write-up, the panel seems increasingly ready to reward a weirdo winner. Sami’s drag may not be nearly as weird as PM’s, but it’s still off-beat. It just might be the right kind of off-beat to get her a future crown.

RUNNER-UP: Eboni La’Belle (last week: 1)

I mean, what else could she have done? Eboni excelled in multiple areas this season, really only underwhelming in design, but even that she got better in as the challenges went along. She won three diverse challenge types, scored high in a few others and aced this finale. These kinds of losses are the hardest to reckon with, because there’s nothing you can really say to explain why someone lost. Really, Eboni didn’t lose—Van just won. And while that can be a somewhat bitter pill to swallow considering how their story was edited this season, Eboni can walk out of this season with her head held high, having not only done terrific, but as the hero of her story.

I’m already seeing “Eboni for All Stars!” calls online, and while I agree with the sentiment of bringing her back, I don’t know if I want her to go back on CDR. What could she possibly do to win these judges’ favour that she didn’t do the last time? No, I have grander plans for Eboni: The second RuPaul calls for a vs. The World or Global All Stars, Eboni, take it. Mama Ru’s gonna love you, and we’ll get you the second crown for a Canadian out of Canada after Jimbo.

WINNER: Van Goth (last week: 2)

All complaints aside about the edit, I am so excited for Van. She is a different kind of winner, someone who wasn’t afraid to present herself fully, flaws and all, to the TV cameras. She actually reminds me more of reality TV characters from the 2000s than today. My reality TV-loving heart appreciates what she brought to this season, and while I wouldn’t personally have voted to give her the crown, I think the judges’ decision is more than fair. This is a show that really respects runway prowess, and on that front, Van basically had no competition all season long. She didn’t need to dominate the sewing challenges quite as much as she did—in this group, simply good work would’ve sufficed—but she knocked each and every one out of the park.

I admittedly rolled my eyes a bit at Van’s promise to be more congenial after winning, because I just don’t buy it. I don’t think Van can be anyone but Van. And I appreciate her for that! But I would much rather her embrace her role as the first villain winner in eons than try now to play nice. What I’m saying is: Van, if House of Villains comes a-calling, you better pick up the phone. I know she would follow in Kandy Muse’s footsteps and give us some truly great TV.